"This decision highlights the importance of diversifying market access and the subsequent national priority that must be placed on the Trans Mountain expansion project", Notley said in a statement.

"We look forward to seeing that certainty in place soon", she said.

However, New Brunswick Premier Brian Gallant told the Globe and Mail he received assurances from Ottawa that the greenhouse gas assessment didn't represent an insurmountable hurdle for TransCanada.

Environmental Defence, one of the main groups campaigning against the project, said new pipelines could not be justified at a time of declining investment in the tar sands, pipeline overcapacity, and a transition to renewable energy.

"Saint John is not a one-project town".

Pipelines in Western Canada, which holds the world's third-largest crude reserves largely in Alberta's oilsands, can carry about 3.3 million barrels of crude a day, according the the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, or CAPP.

There was jubilation in some quarters on Thursday, with Montreal Mayor Denis Coderretweeting that the project's abandonment is a major victory.

March 1, 2016: National cohesion on Energy East drifts further out of reach after the Quebec government announced plans to seek an injunction against TransCanada.

Analysts said the decision to abandon it was already priced into the stock.

Energy Minister Jim Carr defended the government by citing the green lights for Trans Mountain and Line 3, and insisting that the TransCanada decision was a "business decision" influenced by the state of commodity prices.

Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU), Canada's largest oil, gas and refining company by market capitalization, had hoped Energy East would allow it to replace USA and offshore oil at its 137,000-barrel-per-day Montreal refinery, said spokeswoman Sneh Seetal.

October 5, 2017: TransCanada announces it is no longer going ahead with the Energy East pipeline project.

"His actions and his government's actions may well have some westerners wondering if this country really values western Canada, the resources we have, and the things we do to contribute to the national economy and to quality of life for all".

"Again it shows how local governments can make a difference", Coderre explained.

August 19, 2015: TransCanada says concerns raised about Energy East in a report about the potential impact of the project on whales and some fisheries in the Bay of Fundy are unfounded.

Oil prices have roughly halved since 2014.

Last month the company revealed that it was suspending efforts to get regulatory approval.

Houston is one game behind Cleveland for the AL's best record, and there's little mystery about what's made the Astros so good. The concept of a bullpen game in the postseason may seem far-fetched but so is expecting to win with Porcello or Fister.

President Moon added it was inappropriate to discuss the deployment of nuclear weapons in South Korea, the lawmakers said. President Donald Trump had "declared war" on his country following Trump's speech at the United Nations General Assembly.

26, the Saudi Foreign Ministry announced that a royal decree has been issued that will allow women to drive in Saudi Arabia . Saudi women have been campaigning for the right to drive since the 1990s, with many women ending up in prison.

Given unified Democratic opposition, Republicans can only afford two defections and still reach the 50-vote threshold. So not only would people lose access to health care that they need, it would be a devastating blow to the community.

A back injury means Steve Sidwell remains unavailable, while Beram Kayal is a long-term absentee having broken his leg. It could have gone so differently, but it didn't through a lot of hard work from everyone involved.

The regime claimed that it successfully tested a hydrogen bomb earlier this month, and conducted another missile test days later. Ri reportedly added: "We have no idea about what actions could be taken as it will be ordered by leader Kim Jong Un ".

This is far from the first attempt at Palestinian reconciliation - and Hamas will want something in return for concessions. Officials on both sides said the more hard issues will be addressed at the upcoming talks in Cairo.

The National Hurricane Center's official forecast cone has Maria passing off the coast of the Carolinas early to mid-week. A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds, according to the National Hurricane Center .

Najar came to the limelight after the attacks on mobile towers and killings of six civilians in Sopore and its adjacent villages. At that time hitherto, unknown Lashkar- e-Islam posters surfaced in the town considered as the support base of Geelani.

The National Weather Service in Morehead City, North Carolina, said significant beach erosion is expected north of Cape Lookout. Hurricane Maria lashed the Turks and Caicos islands over the weekend after killing at least 32 in Puerto Rico and Dominica.

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